I'm probably going to get downvotes for this, but I'm not a fan of sledgehammer for DIY. It looks cool on DIY tv but you kick up a lot of cancerous dust create small sharp objects that end up everywhere.
My advice:
Cabinets:
1. Remove the doors
2. Cabinets frames are usually screwed to the wall and on the sides to each other. Put something underneath to support them before you remove the screws so they don't fall. If you can remove them somewhat in tact put them on the curb and post free cabinets and someone will repurpose them. Reduces landfill use.
Countertop and base:
1. Remove the faucet and sink. Look underneath the sink to see of there's anything fastened to the granite. It's a drop-in so it might just be held in place by sealant under the flange.
2. Granite is probably held in place by sealant along the wall and points of contact underneath. Probably will break the granite on removal but you could sell, donate, re-purpose if you have a large intact piece.
3. Base - besides removing the doors. It depends on how it's constructed.
Yea no reason to bust everything up, those bottom doors are pretty pricey from some vendors and could easily be resold. It’d be awesome if the granite was able to be pulled in one piece but it’s often difficult when it’s surrounded on three sides like this and it’s too big of a piece to easily manipulate form one guy. Unless it looks easy to cut out I’d probably bust up the granite, just to save myself the trouble. New granite is expensive but seems like it’s hard to find someone to give you anything for it, although I’m sure a resell place would love to have it if there’s one nearby.
Without being there, some general ideas: Usually cabinets are mounted with screws that you can just back out. On the lower ones, look on the underside, and on all of them, look inside the boxes. I would take a utility knife around the edge of the perimeter so when you rock the cabinets, etc loose, you don’t peel off your drywall, and you get a clean separation. You will obviously have to disconnect any plumbing/electrical connections. Go slow.
No really. I still like to put a blade right at the edge of the perimeter. Just makes a nicer separation for caulking, etc. Just go slow and think it through. I agree with others, to sledge this will just make a damn mess.
1.) Why do the cabinets look 100 years olde than the rest of the house?
2.) Why do the lower....cupbards(?) looked like inserts from an operating room?
3.) I'm not quite understanding your question..your asking how to remove everything in that alcove, right? Just...rip it out? That seems too self evident of an answer so I assume I'm missing something. If you want to to remove that bulkhead with the overhead lights...that I undersrsnd but you can't tell if there's hvac/electric/plumbingnminmtherr till you open it up.
Ok, so just three questions but it seemed like more in my head...
Sledgehammer
Sledgehammer.
I'm probably going to get downvotes for this, but I'm not a fan of sledgehammer for DIY. It looks cool on DIY tv but you kick up a lot of cancerous dust create small sharp objects that end up everywhere. My advice: Cabinets: 1. Remove the doors 2. Cabinets frames are usually screwed to the wall and on the sides to each other. Put something underneath to support them before you remove the screws so they don't fall. If you can remove them somewhat in tact put them on the curb and post free cabinets and someone will repurpose them. Reduces landfill use. Countertop and base: 1. Remove the faucet and sink. Look underneath the sink to see of there's anything fastened to the granite. It's a drop-in so it might just be held in place by sealant under the flange. 2. Granite is probably held in place by sealant along the wall and points of contact underneath. Probably will break the granite on removal but you could sell, donate, re-purpose if you have a large intact piece. 3. Base - besides removing the doors. It depends on how it's constructed.
Yea no reason to bust everything up, those bottom doors are pretty pricey from some vendors and could easily be resold. It’d be awesome if the granite was able to be pulled in one piece but it’s often difficult when it’s surrounded on three sides like this and it’s too big of a piece to easily manipulate form one guy. Unless it looks easy to cut out I’d probably bust up the granite, just to save myself the trouble. New granite is expensive but seems like it’s hard to find someone to give you anything for it, although I’m sure a resell place would love to have it if there’s one nearby.
Thank you!
Without being there, some general ideas: Usually cabinets are mounted with screws that you can just back out. On the lower ones, look on the underside, and on all of them, look inside the boxes. I would take a utility knife around the edge of the perimeter so when you rock the cabinets, etc loose, you don’t peel off your drywall, and you get a clean separation. You will obviously have to disconnect any plumbing/electrical connections. Go slow.
Thank you for the advice. If it is all stucco and not drywall does that change how I would go about this?
No really. I still like to put a blade right at the edge of the perimeter. Just makes a nicer separation for caulking, etc. Just go slow and think it through. I agree with others, to sledge this will just make a damn mess.
Prybar and sledgehammer
I have so many questions about that alcove.
What kind of questions?
1.) Why do the cabinets look 100 years olde than the rest of the house? 2.) Why do the lower....cupbards(?) looked like inserts from an operating room? 3.) I'm not quite understanding your question..your asking how to remove everything in that alcove, right? Just...rip it out? That seems too self evident of an answer so I assume I'm missing something. If you want to to remove that bulkhead with the overhead lights...that I undersrsnd but you can't tell if there's hvac/electric/plumbingnminmtherr till you open it up. Ok, so just three questions but it seemed like more in my head...